Companies including Warner Bros., MGM, Columbia Pictures, 20th Century Fox Films, Sony BMG, Universal and EMI were also asking for damages of more than 100 million crowns ($12 million) to cover lost revenues.

The court also ordered the defendants to pay just over 30 million Swedish crowns ($3.58 million).

Peter Sunde, Gottfrid Svartholm Warg, Fredrik Neij and Carl Lundstrom were charged last year with conspiracy to break copyright law and a host of other allegations. Their lawyer said they plan to appeal the verdict.